DICK GRASSO DIGS A DEEPER HOLE:
By disclosing that he rejected an extra $48 million in
compensation, the NYSE head did anything but defuse the
controversy over his pay
http://www.businessweek.com/investor/content/sep2003/pi20030911_4592_pi001.htm?c=bwmarketmailsep15&n=link8&t=email

A MAC-STYLE SUPERCOMPUTER:
Virginia Tech is tying 1,100 G5s together to achieve
top-dollar performance for a relative bargain, a ringing
endorsement for Apple's latest machine
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/sep2003/tc20030910_7427_tc056.htm?c=bwtechsep13&n=link8&t=email

THE VIRUS OF YOUTHFUL IRRESPONSIBILITY:
College kids just don't pay enough attention to computer
security. Thank goodness adults on campus are prepared to
force the issue
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/sep2003/tc2003099_6173_tc047.htm?c=bwtechsep13&n=link9&t=email

IMMUNITY FROM THE POP-UP PLAGUE:
A judge has ruled that it's up to Web surfers to keep
adware and spyware out of their hard drives. Here's what
you can do
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/sep2003/tc20030912_0013_tc073.htm?c=bwtechsep13&n=link10&t=email

From WSJ:
(Online subscription is required, just snippets given
here)

Three NYSE directors will meet Thursday with traders and
brokers to address members' concerns about Chairman Richard
Grasso. The meeting comes as several traders are putting
together a petition calling for new management.

Apple Computer was sued by Apple Corps, the Beatles'
record company, which claims iTunes products violate a
1991 agreement that the computer maker stay out of the
music business.

Saturday, September 13, 2003

FINALLY, AN ENRON CONVICTION:
Ben Glison Jr.'s guilty plea has drawn a five-year sentence
and will cost him more than $1 million, but that won't satisfy
the outrage
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/sep2003/nf20030911_3736_db016.htm?c=bwinsidersep12&n=link6&t=email

From WSJ:
(Online subscription is required, just snippets given
here)

Computers Learn New Text-Data ABCs :
MIT Technology Review: Many of the world's writing systems
-- from West Africa to the Middle East -- still can't be
read on the Internet, but a group of linguists at the
University of California, Berkeley, is trying to change that.

Sony to Revamp Its Product Lines:
Sony will unveil a sweeping reorganization of its factories
and product lines aimed at turning around its electronic
business

Electric Grid Vulnerable to Hackers:
Efforts to automate the electric grid after last month's
blackout are making the electricity supply vulnerable to
a different kind of peril: computer viruses and hackers,
according to government researchers

The Risks of Getting Tough with China:
Lawmakers who want to punish Beijing for declining to
revalue the yuan don't recognize that the unintended
consequences could be dire
http://www.businessweek.com/investor/content/sep2003/pi20030911_6388_pi032.htm

AT&T to invest $3 billion in 2003 for global network:
Plans include moving to optics-based architecture, having
edge-to-edge connectivity
http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/09/11/HNattnetwork_1.html?source=rss&url=http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/09/11/HNattnetwork_1.html

No Americans Need Apply:
Daniel Soong, who lost his programming job to Indian
offshore companies, is willing to relocate to India.
But Indian officials have told him they don't hire
Americans
http://cio.com/archive/090103/people_sidebar_1.html

Torvalds to SCO: Negotiate what?
Linux creator says there is no proof of copyright infringement
http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/09/10/HNtorvaldssco_1.html

Cabinet approves mission to Moon:
The Union government on Thursday night approved the
Mission for Moon in 2008 ...
http://us.rediff.com/news/2003/sep/11moon.htm

FINANCE: The Power Behind Paychex
Tom Golisano made himself rich by offering payroll processing to
the small entrepreneurs whom his competitors neglected.
http://www.fortune.com/fortune/smallbusiness/articles/0,15114,475599,00.html

TECHNOLOGY: Cyber Safety for the Small Business
Protect yourself from computer viruses without spending a fortune.
http://www.fortune.com/fortune/smallbusiness/answermen/0,15704,480438,00.html

12-9-2003:

MANAGING: Is It Time to Start Your Own Business?
Here are five questions to ask yourself before you take the
plunge, from FORTUNE's career columnist Anne Fisher.
http://www.fortune.com/fortune/annie/0,15704,483841,00.html

MARKETING: Frank Perdue's Marketing Strategies
Frank Perdue's groundbreaking television ads revolutionized an
industry in 1971. He tells how he masterminded the growth of his
empire in his own words.
http://www.fortune.com/fortune/smallbusiness/articles/0,15114,475608,00.html

FINANCE: Charles Schwab: The Secret to Staying Power
Wall Street tried to drive him out of business. But the king of
cheap brokerage fees was too powerful to stop.
http://www.fortune.com/fortune/smallbusiness/articles/0,15114,475871,00.html

TECHNOLOGY: Why Intel Succeeded
Gordon Moore has kept a low profile as one of Intel's founders
but he helped usher in the computer age. He looks back at how the
company became a powerhouse.
http://www.fortune.com/fortune/smallbusiness/articles/0,15114,475592,00.html

Will the Penguin Conquer Asia?:
Japan, China, and South Kore are planning a joint effort
to develop Linux as an alternative to Microsoft's pricey
Windows
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/sep2003/tc2003098_1035_tc058.htm?c=bweuropesep9&n=link13&t=email

Tuesday, September 09, 2003

OFFSHORING: IS IT A WIN-WIN GAME?
McKinsey Global Institute: PERSPECTIVE
The business practice of offshoring promises large
rewards for companies and the benefits of jobs created
for destination countries is well documented. But MGI
argues that important and tangible benefits go both ways.
http://www.mckinsey.com/knowledge/mgi/offshore/

When, Where, How, and Other Questions on Going Offshore:
http://www.mckinsey.com/knowledge/articles/going_offshore.asp

Pricing new products:
Companies habitually charge less than they could for
new products, especially with revolutionary offers.
Underestimating a product's value can be a costly mistake,
since the introductory price often fixes its worth in
the buyer's mind.
http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/ar_g.asp?ar=1329&pagenum=1&L2=16&L3=19&srid=6&gp=1

Don't Blame China for U.S. Job Losses:
Instead of ruffling Beijing, Treasury Secretary John
Snow should have been urging Americans to exploit the
new frontiers of innovation
http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/sep2003/nf2003095_8827_db065.htm?c=bweuropesep9&n=link5&t=email

PeopleSoft Sailing Further Away From Oracle:
NEW YORK - It took PeopleSoft executives a little more
than an hour yesterday to utter the "O" word during the
company's two-hour long presentation to financial
analysts. Even when they did mention Oracle, it was
anti-climatic.
http://www.forbes.com/technology/2003/09/05/cx_ld_0905psft.html

Out of the ether:
An unfinished doctoral thesis and a chance encounter
with an engineering intern gave Ethernet's inventor
the inspiration for the popular computer network. But
a lot of lobbying, brainstorming and clever marketing
were needed to turn it into a global standard
http://www.economist.com/research/articlesBySubject/displayStory.cfm?story_id=2019967&subjectID=348909&emailauth=%2527%2528P%253E6KN%253FZR%2520XH%250A

SCO CEO Posts Open Letter to the Open Source Community:
http://linuxworld.com/story/34007.htm

Monday, September 08, 2003

Filling the gaps in a jigsaw puzzle:
[[ Sudhir - Great article on entrepreneurship!!
Good read for management students and managers. ]]
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/xml/uncomp/articleshow?msid=167655

Now Hear This:
Forbes, Christopher Helman, 09.15.03
A new ultrasound system can zap a laserlike channel
of sound over hundreds of feet to just one pair of
ears in a crowd--a perfect pitch for marketers.
http://www.forbes.com/forbes/2003/0915/122.html

K Birla is richest Asian under 40 years:
Kumaramangalam Birla, with a personal wealh of $1.3
billion, has been ranked Asia's richest person below
the age of 40 by Fortune. He is tenth on the global
top 40 list.
http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/highlights/newsdetail.php?filename=news05092003163011.htm

Hi-tech solutions for India's train crashes:
India's vast rail network is set to get hi-tech
solutions to prevent the recurring major crashes
that blight its reputation.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/3080236.stm

Digital library: Free, anytime access for all:
IMAGINE a library that is free, allows readers to
access books and manuscripts at any time of the day,
on all days of the year and never tells a borrower
that the book he or she wants is "out". These are
just a few of the features the Digital Library of
India will offer visitors.
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2003/09/05/stories/2003090501830700.htm

Google celebrates fifth birthday:
Everyone knows the logo The world's most popular site
for searching the web, Google, is five years old.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3084442.stm

"We've Made Bad Security Tradeoffs":
Author Bruce Schneier discusses why the Patriot Act
and other anti-terror measures mean "giving up a lot
-- and not getting very much"
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/sep2003/tc2003092_0578.htm

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